Tom hollands rubicon is a magnificent overview of the end of the roman republic the times were turbulent and dangerous full of risk adventure tragedy and conflict the men and women who shaped these times were powerful energetic and filled with such life force it is no wonder they have lived in the imagination for two thousand years. With rubicon the last years of the roman republic tom holland has taken the ancient sources and fashioned an absorbing narrative of the waning years of republican rome holland transformed his source material which often seems dry and obtuse to modern readers into an exceedingly readable tale even though he is guilty of occasionally lapsing into glibness holland earned a strong four stars from me as well as an interest in reading his other works. Rubicon the last years of the roman republic or rubicon the triumph and tragedy of the roman republic is a popular history book written by tom holland published in 2003 the book tells the story of the end of the roman republic and the consequent establishment of the roman empire the book takes its title from the river rubicon in the northern . Rubicon the last years of the roman republic item preview remove circle share or embed this item embed embed for wordpresscom hosted blogs and archiveorg item description tags want more advanced embedding details examples and help no favorite share flag flag this item for graphic violence graphic sexual content texts rubicon the last years of the roman republic by